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Some hair nose ear and lips ( exercise 43-47)
Mostly having issues with erasers, can’t seem to erase properly. I’ve tried different erasers but not the actual mono zero (I bought some cheaper versions)
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Keep me posted on your Progress with the erasers. I’m also having same problems. I brought 2 mono erase but still not performing as it should.
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@Jit are you using the actual Tombow mono? I’m thinking I may buy the real one and see if it’s because of cheap erasers I bought from aliexpress. I do really like the Languo ones, but they are not 2.3mm (the round one is 7mm). So I bought another cheap one (probably a fake “faber castell”) but no good
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I bought this from Temo, not working as I expected. where did you get the Languo ones?
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@Jit I got from aliexpress. I just checked Temu has it too. And it was 3.7mm, I put the wrong diameter in the last comment.
I saw cheap tombow mono on aliexpress as well but like $3.50 compared to $12 on amazon. I’m not sure if it was real, so I didn’t buy that.
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Yes, please keep us posted as erasers are so important. Tried different brands as well as the genuine Mono’s put never got the same results as Ali does. Think it has also to do with the number of Graphite Layers you’re working on as well as the kind of drawing paper. Txs in advance.
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Cheryl, these studies are looking great! 😊
The ear, eye, and hair exercises are all heading in the right direction, and I can already see better control of values and edges compared to some of your earlier work. As for the erasers, don’t be too hard on yourself. The cheaper Mono Zero alternatives often don’t perform nearly as well as the original. A lot of those crisp highlights you see in demonstrations come from a combination of the right eraser, paper, and timing. One small tip: try lifting graphite before the area becomes heavily burnished. Once the paper tooth is filled, even a good eraser will struggle.
Keep going. These exercises are doing exactly what they’re supposed to do, building the skills you’ll need for full portraits later on. ❤️
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These look fantastic! Keep it up. You are not alone in struggles with erasers!😃
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it seems to be a problem with a lot of beginners getting erasers to do what we want i guess trial and era will sort hat keep practicing with erasers but drawings look good to me
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